Ivory 3 LE Modern Upright

Uprights Reimagined

The award-winning technology that defines Ivory 3 as the pinnacle of virtual piano recreation now powers Synthogy’s acclaimed Modern Upright. Recorded from the renowned Yamaha U5 Upright Piano, this instrument captures the clarity, balance, and expressive tone that have made the U5 a studio favorite for decades.

Captured in stereo with all new presets, expertly voiced using the versatility of Ivory 3’s on-board Mixing Desk, featuring multi-band EQ, Compression, Ambience, Chorus/Delay and more.

Songwriters, performers, producers, and film composers love the character these instruments add to a track.  From vintage jazz, blues, and roots to contemporary rock and pop, the authentic sound of these instruments will elevate your musical expression and set the vibe for any genre.

Part of the Ivory 3 LE Upright Pianos Collection

The Modern Upright is also available as part of the Ivory 3 LE Upright Pianos bundle, alongside the soulful Vintage Upright—offering outstanding value for those who want the complete Upright experience.

Ivory 3 LE Modern Upright

Experience pristine recordings of the renowned Yamaha U5 Upright Piano. Long considered one of the finest upright models in the world. the U5 served as Yamaha’s flagship upright model for years. The piano featured in this collection was brand new at the time of recording, meticulously tuned and expertly regulated by Synthogy for the Uprights series. With its clear, expressive tone, the Modern Upright is an ideal choice for contemporary pop, rock, and jazz productions.

Product Features

Ivory 3 LE Upright Pianos is powered by Synthogy's critically acclaimed, award-winning RGB Engine technology in the Ivory 3 platform.  All features from Ivory 3 (except multiple microphone positions) are present here, along with complete support and backward compatibility for Ivory II pianos and presets.

The Ivory 3 engine is also MIDI 2.0 ready with support of MIDI 2.0 high resolution velocity. 65,536 velocity-to-timbre levels are manifested in real-time by the RGB engine, opening the door to new possibilities of musical expression with extremely fine degrees of tone color.

Continuous Velocity To Timbre

Gone are the limitations of velocity layers or levels. Continuous Velocity provides real-time velocity to timbre change at every attack velocity. Whether your controller is sending 127 values of MIDI 1.0 velocity, 16,384 values with MIDI (CC88) Velocity Extension, or 65,536 values of velocity with MIDI 2.0 16 bit Hi-Resolution velocity, Ivory 3’s Continuous Velocity feature provides endlessly smooth velocity to timbre change for each value sent. In musical terms, this translates to limitless degrees of tone color!

RGB Engine: The Heart of Ivory 3

Ivory 3 builds upon Synthogy's critically acclaimed, award-winning technology of Ivory II. All of the features from Ivory II have been carried forward into their new platform, along with complete support and compatibility for Ivory II pianos and presets. However, the heart of the Ivory engine has been replaced with Synthogy's proprietary RGB technology. The RGB Engine (Real-time Gradient Blending) is Ivory 3’s new real-time playback and DSP technology that provides unprecedented expressive capabilities and stunningly realistic sound. Custom designed by Synthogy DSP guru, George Taylor to be innovative, extensible and flexible, Synthogy’s RGB engine provides the foundation for a powerful new generation of real-time audio platforms.

The RGB Engine powers such new features as Continuous Velocity, which means real-time velocity to timbre on every piano strike. No more discrete velocity levels!

Additional Features

Ivory 3 also includes New Synth Layers including a beautiful Ensemble Strings sample by Audio Bro. Additional Synth Layer features such as Envelope Attack control have been added to the Synth Layer section as well as a dedicated channel of the mixer for processing the Synth Layer with the full complement of channel mixing and effects.  

All of these features are accessible through Ivory 3’s All New Graphical User Interface. The Ivory 3 GUI has been elegantly redesigned from the ground up. The focus has been to create an interface that is fun and easy to use while providing logical and ergonomic access to the tremendous power in the Ivory 3 engine.

Powerful, Custom On-Board Mixing Desk: Each Stereo Channel in Ivory 3's Mix Desk has its own Trim, Gain, Polarity invert, 3 band EQ, Compression, Ambience, Chorus/Delay, Balance, M/S processing, Bus sends, plus multiple signal paths for parallel processing and more!

Ivory 3 also provides a new, simplified Preset structure that makes it easier to save and recall your custom presets. What were once separate presets for Programs, Effects, and Sessions in Ivory 2 have now been incorporated into the single Design Preset. At the same time, the Ivory 3 engine will support all of your old Ivory II presets and libraries for full backwards compatibility!

Highlights of Ivory 3 LE Modern Upright:

• Recordings of an exceptional Ivory 3 LE Modern Upright
• Includes the all-new Ivory 3 piano engine 
• Continuous Velocity to Timbre for limitless degrees of tone color. No more discrete velocity levels!
• MIDI 2.0 Ready whether your controller is sending 127 values of MIDI 1.0 velocity, 16,384 values with MIDI (CC88) Velocity Extension, or 65,536 values of velocity with MIDI 2.0 16-bit 
• The RGB Engine, a new real-time playback and DSP technology that provides unprecedented expressive capabilities and stunningly realistic sound
• On-Board Mixing Desk: Each Stereo Channel has its own Trim, Gain, Polarity invert, 3 band EQ, Compression, Ambience, Chorus/Delay, Balance, M/S processing, Bus sends, plus multiple signal paths for parallel processing, and more!
• New Synth Layers including a beautiful Ensemble Strings sample by Audio Bro
• All New Graphical User Interface. The Ivory 3 GUI has been elegantly redesigned from the ground up
• Simplified Preset structure that makes it easier to save and recall your custom presets. What were once separate presets for Programs, Effects, and Sessions in Ivory 2 have now been incorporated into the single Design Preset
• Support for Ivory II presets and libraries for full backwards compatibility. Existing Ivory II owners will find that it installs quite readily into their current library. All of their previous Ivory II libraries, presets and projects will open within the Ivory 3 engine and environment. 

Ivory 3 Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I already own Ivory II, what is the upgrade path?
A: Owners of Ivory II - Uprights may upgrade to Ivory 3 LE Uprights.
Please go to synthogy.com to see if you are eligible for an upgrade.  

Q: Is there a boxed version available?
A: No, Ivory 3 LE Uprights is only available as a download.

Q: I purchased Ivory 3 before realizing I am entitled to an upgrade, what can I do?
A: Please contact us here so that we may resolve your issue.